FAST IMAGE MASKING WITH COREL PHOTO PAINT
This morning, I'm posting two of my most popular tutorials. These are about masking images (using Corel PHOTO-PAINT) though this is a common procedure in many image manipulation. Cutting an image out from the background is the first step, though if you use the image without the second step, which is feathering, your image will look cut out and pasted on.
FAST IMAGE MASKING WITH COREL PHOTO PAINT
FAST IMAGE MASKING WITH COREL PHOTO PAINT
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In this tutorial, we'll be exploring fast image masking in Corel PHOTO-PAINT. I've chosen this image because the background is relatively uniform, making it easier to mask.
To get started, we'll open the mask flyout and select the Magic Wand tool. In the Magic Wand property bar, ensure that you're in additive mode, as we'll be adding to the mask as we move around the image. The tolerance is usually set to 32, but I'll reduce it to 5 since the background is similar to some parts of the hair on the right side of the head. This will prevent us from selecting areas inside the image. Also, make sure the anti-aliasing button is turned on to ensure a smooth transition between the foreground object and the mask edge.
Now, let's begin. When I click on the right side of the mask, you'll notice a red overlay. The clear areas show where the image has been masked, while the red indicates unmasked areas. As we move around the image, we gradually select more of the background. Once we're done, we can cut away the background by going to Edit > Cut. This reveals the next layer, which is a high-contrast object.
With the background removed, we can now see the result of our mask. The edges look relatively clean against the high-contrast object. It seems we're finished, but I want to do one final check. I'll turn off this object to reveal the layer underneath. So far, so good. However, when we examine the right side, there's a slight white fringe, likely due to the low tolerance setting. Fortunately, this is easy to fix. With the top object selected, go to Object > Matting > Defringe. Enter a value of seven and click OK. As you can see, the fringe is gone, and the mask is complete. And that's it—you're done!